KOCHI: A youth, who sexually abused a woman on the promise of marriage, was arrested in Delhi after one and a half years. The arrested person is Kumarakom native Anoop. He was arrested on the complaint lodged by the Mumbai Malayalee woman with the Chief Minister. The accused, who had gone into hiding soon after the woman filed the complaint, had been living in hiding in various places, including in North India.

The Central Police team nabbed Anoop while he was about to leave for Canada. Anoop, who was produced in the Patiala court, will be brought to Kochi.

The incident related to the case took place in November 2021. The complainant met Anoop through a matrimonial site. Upon becoming close through chatting, he told her that he wanted to marry her. He then brought her to Kochi and sexually abused her. He also extorted around eight lakh rupees from her. Later, Anoop backed away from the marriage and absconded. The investigation had faced a crisis during the initial stage as Anoop's phone was switched off. The police team later got information that the phone was used again. Following this, the police team reached Delhi and arrested him. The investigation team will bring Anoop to Kochi tomorrow.